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The program for our Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology 2024 has been slightly expanded, and registrations are still possible! Celebrate with us this year's big anniversary of our successful annual CAHMV. The form for your registration and the latest version of the content-rich lecture program is availble on our website www.cahmv.com.

Keynote speakers are Professor Dr. Rasmus Leistner with a lecture on the hot topic of pro-biotic cleaning vs. disinfection, and Professor Dr. Ojan Assadian with his lecture "Relevance of Applied Hospital Hygiene from Hospital Management view". Additionally, Dr. Florian H. H. Brill will give his legendary presentation on the latest developments in the efficacy evaluation of antimicrobial products. There will also be a panel discussion on 25 years of biocide regulation in Europe, a presentation on the efficacy testing of PT18 and 19 insecticides and repellents, and a session “Hot topics Infection Prevention and Control” chaired by Professors Eike and Jörg Steinmann with presentations on the yellow fever virus and Candida auris. And of course, we will be discussing the current topics of biofilm test methods, resistance development in biocides and phase 3 tests.

This 10th conference is organized for the first time in collaboration with our partners from BioGenius, who will be celebrating their 20th anniversary there at the same time. Therefore, BioGenius invites you additionally to a pleasent Welcome reception at the evening before the conference starts. Take the chance to celebrate the 10th edition of our CAHMV with us. On 28 + 29 November 2024 (Pre-Evening Event: 27 November 2024), we would like to welcome you together with BioGenius again at the AMERON Hamburg Hotel Speicherstadt, as well as for a beautiful maritime evening program on the Elbe river. We are looking forward to your registration. Online participation is also possible. www.cahmv.com

Next week at SEPAWA in Berlin, you will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Kerstin Walendy-Gnirß, Scientific Director, and Dr. Britta Brands, Director of Laboratory - Applied Hygiene, in person. The congress is the most significant meeting point of the detergents, cleansers, cosmetics and fragrance industry in Europe and thus offers the perfect setting for a professional exchange on our range of services in this area. You are welcome to make an appointment in advance for a meeting in Berlin - simply send us an e-mail (link: here) or give us a call. Or you can come spontaneously to the BioGenius stand - Dr. Walendy-Gnirß and Dr. Brands look forward to seeing you there. Dr. Britta Brands will also be giving a presentation, which you should of course not miss:

"Behavior of Candida auris and other Candida species in laundry hygiene tests according to EN 17658"

European Detergents Conference | Fundamental Research
Dr. Britta Brands (Dr. Brill + Prof. Bockmühl GmbH Institute for Applied Hygiene)
16.10.2024, 11:25 - 11:45, Auditorium
In English, with simultaneous translation
Details: here

Everything else about SEPAWA 2024: SEPAWA 2024

Since 01 October 2024, the following new address now applies for our headquarters and laboratory in Hamburg: Street + No.: Grützmühlenweg 44, Postal Code + City: 22339 Hamburg, Germany. The old Hamburg address is no longer valid (Stiegstück 34, 22339 Hamburg, Germany). All other institute addresses remain unchanged. (Bremen, Norderney, Kleve, Freiburg)

At our beautiful site in the north of Hamburg, we have moved just a few houses away. In doing so, we have expanded again, to almost 1,000 square meters. Over the past few months, we have completely renovated Grützmühlenweg 44. With the now totally redesigned laboratory area and modern offices, we are convinced that we can further improve our service and its quality. You are cordially invited to come and see our fantastic new facilities for yourself - we look forward to your visit!

From November 11 to 14, 2024, DR. BRILL INSTITUTES will once again be exhibiting at MEDICA in Düsseldorf, the world's most important and largest medical trade fair. Use your visit to MEDICA for a direct exchange with us. Dr. Florian Brill, Dr. Kerstin Walendy-Gnirß and further colleagues will be there in person. Simply make an appointment, preferably by email to: info@brillhygiene.com. You will find us again at the joint North German stand of WTSH, this time in Hall 14, Stand D22 - or of course we would also come to your booth. It would be our pleasure to meet you in Düsseldorf! All further information can be found here: link

The publication of EN 17854 represents a milestone. It is the first norm to standardize a procedure for the efficacy testing of antimicrobial wound dressings at European level. It is an in vitro procedure with limited practical relevance, but nevertheless the first time ever that a standard has been set for an antimicrobial wound treatment product and now provides a good basis for evaluating the potential of these products.

Dr. Brill Institutes was and is active through Dr. Florian H. H. Brill in the CEN expert committee as a representative of DIN, which developed this procedure. Our laboratory was involved in the round robin tests and thus made an important contribution to the development of the standard.

Of course, we offer the test method for our customers and are happy to carry it out competently as part of our accreditation. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

The committee is currently discussing what the next projects will be. It is planned to develop and standardize further test methods for antimicrobial wound dressings.

From 10 - 11 October 2024 you can find out from experts which aspects of hygiene need to be taken into account in the context of the Medical Device Regulation MDR. Together with NSF Prosystem, a competent partner in medical technology, DR. BRILL INSTITUTES is organizing a seminar on this topic. We look at various factors that play a role in placing reprocessed medical devices on the market so that you have an improved understanding of the reprocessing validation processes. So, if you produce reprocessable medical devices, are a supplier to manufacturers of medical devices or generally deal with the topic in the context of quality management or regulatory affairs, we look forward to welcoming you to Hamburg after registering using the following link: here (The seminar will be held in German.)

As of 01 October 2024, the following new address will apply for our headquarters in Hamburg:
Street + No.: Grützmühlenweg 44
Postal Code + City: 22339 Hamburg, Germany

Please delete then the old Hamburg address (Stiegstück 34, 22339 Hamburg, Germany).
All other institute addresses remain unchanged. (Bremen, Norderney, Kleve, Freiburg)

BioSHIP is a project that our Institutes for Antifouling + Biocorrosion on Norderney and Hydrotox in Freiburg are carrying out together with Momentive Performance Materials (Leverkusen) and Fraunhofer IFAM (Bremen). The aim of the project is to develop a self-polishing marine coating based on biodegradable formulation components. Due to the increasingly strict guidelines and laws for antifouling products and the growing demand for environmentally friendly coatings, the sub-projects of Momentive and Fraunhofer IFAM will concentrate on the development of such a product. Dr. Brill + Partner will test the developed test formulations for their antifouling effect. Hydrotox will investigate the environmental compatibility in the laboratory using ecotoxicological tests with a special focus on synthetic polymer microparticles and other defined eluates.

The BioSHIP-Project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and receives administrative and technical support from the Project Management Jülich (PTJ) under the funding code (03SX625B).

The program for our Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology 2024 has just been released, and registrations are now open! Celebrate with us this year's big anniversary of our successful annual CAHMV. This 10th conference is organized for the first time in collaboration with our partners from BioGenius, who will be celebrating their 20th anniversary there at the same time. Therefore, BioGenius invites you additionally to a pleasent Welcome reception at the evening before the conference starts.

The form for your registration and the content-rich lecture program is availble on our website www.cahmv.com.

Keynote speakers are Professor Dr. Rasmus Leistner with a lecture on the hot topic of pro-biotic cleaning vs. disinfection, and Professor Dr. Ojan Assadian with his lecture "Relevance of Applied Hospital Hygiene from Hospital Management view". Additionally, Dr. Florian H. H. Brill will give his legendary presentation on the latest developments in the efficacy evaluation of antimicrobial products. There will also be a panel discussion on 25 years of biocide regulation in Europe, a presentation on the efficacy testing of PT18 and 19 insecticides and repellents, and a session “Hot topics Infection Prevention and Control” chaired by Professors Eike and Jörg Steinmann with presentations on the yellow fever virus and Candida auris. And of course, we will be discussing the current topics of biofilm test methods, resistance development in biocides and phase 3 tests.

Take the chance to celebrate the 10th edition of our CAHMV with us. On 28 + 29 November 2024 (Pre-Evening Event: 27 November 2024), we would like to welcome you together with BioGenius again at the AMERON Hamburg Hotel Speicherstadt, as well as for a beautiful maritime evening program on the Elbe river. We are looking forward to your registration. Online participation is also possible. www.cahmv.com

New research project “International ring test for the consolidation of OECD 301 tests for ready biodegradability”.

Over the next 3 years, Hydrotox GmbH will be working on the project “International ring test for the consolidation of OECD 301 tests for ready biodegradability” on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency. The aim is to develop a consolidated test design for testing ready biodegradability based on OECD 301 or 310 and to organize an international ring test with 10 GLP laboratories to validate the method. The ring test statistics are evaluated by ToxRat Solutions GmbH & Co. KG.

The lecture entitled "Current developments in efficacy evaluation of hand and surface disinfectants", which Dr. Florian H. H. Brill gave on 10 June 2024 at the HSC Symposium 2024, was recorded and is available online here: Link

DR. BRILL INSTITUTES is engaged in several expert groups to contribute continuously to the scientific know-how for patient and environmental safety.

On 30th May 2024, Dr. Florian H. H. Brill as Convenor led the meeting of CEN and CENELEC TC 216 “Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics” Strategic Working Group 5 at DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. in vibrant Berlin. Dr. Brill's comment: "We moved forward improving quality, harmonization and standardization of activity test methods for disinfectants and antiseptics. We heard updates of the recently established task forces biofilms, resistance, ring trial, air-borne disinfection and harmonization. The EN 14885, EN 17272 and EN 12353 are in revision process. Thanks a lot to the whole group and especially our wonderful TC Chairwoman Christine Roques, the other WG powerful convenors Katrin Steinhauer, Carolyn Burney and Michele Cavalleri as well our great secretary Heike Moser." Next meeting is planned for November 2024.

On 22nd and 23rd of June 2024, Dr. Florian H. H. Brill was participating at the 7th annual Endoscope Hygiene Expert Forum EHEF in Dublin organized by Olympus Corporation and greatly chaired by Dr. Lionel Pineau and Annette Rittich. "Very rich exchange and ideas for improving hygiene and patient safety during endoscopy. We will continue working on the hot topics regarding the pre-cleaning process as well as microbiological quality control until 8th EHEF in 2025.", states Dr. Brill.